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This argument is probably better served looking at the team that played that year not the franchise as a whole
Link to brag?Imagine going to a buffet and then bragging about it in 2019.
Why? We're looking at a huge sample size here... Chances are it would balance out pretty well. No idea why you'd have to dig deeper.This argument is probably better served looking at the team that played that year not the franchise as a whole
We've all heard this one, probably way more than once.
"Da Baers are a cold weather team. They get off the bus running and they hit hard. They never have a QuArTeRbAcK so we grind out games and win in the COLD like real men."
But how accurate is that statement? Do the Bears actually perform better in cold weather games, or is this just another in a long list of Bears fans fallacies they tell themselves (usually because they only follow the Bears and not the rest of the NFL)?
Lets take a look at the stats. Since "cold weather" is very loosely defined, if defined at all, this is the criteria I'm using:
1) Post-Merger, so 1970 on. Lets be honest, no one cares what happened prior to 1970.
2) Game had to be played outdoors, obviously. No retractable roofs, those are for pussies.
3) Finally, I made the cutoff at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Should it be lower? What qualifies as "cold"? I think 40 is fair. If you've ever played the sport, you know getting hit when its 40 degrees out does not feel great.
Here's the results:
View attachment 1983Team Game Stats Finder - Pro Football | Stathead.com
Find teams with most passing yards in home games in single season, combined seasons and many more filter criteria on Stathead.com.pfref.com
15th with a 48.4% win %.... yikes.
No one even competes with the Steelers. One thing I thought was interesting was Dallas' success in the cold. Maybe we should start considering them a cold weather powerhouse? Green Bay actually destroys Chicago when it comes to cold weather performances.
Lets change up the criteria to 2010 and on, just to take a look at where the Bears rank in recent history. Here's the results: http://pfref.com/tiny/mYCn9
View attachment 1984
Holy poop - the Bears are actually trending down in cold weather games.
I guess we can put this fallacy to bed once and for all, the Bears are in fact NOT a "cold weather team".
Maybe time to build a roof? Thoughts?
You must not read CCS, not that I blame you.I really haven't heard Bears fans seriously discuss "Bear Weather" since, like....1990.
What are the Bears record at home/away? I understand cold weather is cold weather but being at home does help.We've all heard this one, probably way more than once.
"Da Baers are a cold weather team. They get off the bus running and they hit hard. They never have a QuArTeRbAcK so we grind out games and win in the COLD like real men."
But how accurate is that statement? Do the Bears actually perform better in cold weather games, or is this just another in a long list of Bears fans fallacies they tell themselves (usually because they only follow the Bears and not the rest of the NFL)?
Lets take a look at the stats. Since "cold weather" is very loosely defined, if defined at all, this is the criteria I'm using:
1) Post-Merger, so 1970 on. Lets be honest, no one cares what happened prior to 1970.
2) Game had to be played outdoors, obviously. No retractable roofs, those are for pussies.
3) Finally, I made the cutoff at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Should it be lower? What qualifies as "cold"? I think 40 is fair. If you've ever played the sport, you know getting hit when its 40 degrees out does not feel great.
Here's the results:
View attachment 1983Team Game Stats Finder - Pro Football | Stathead.com
Find teams with most passing yards in home games in single season, combined seasons and many more filter criteria on Stathead.com.pfref.com
15th with a 48.4% win %.... yikes.
No one even competes with the Steelers. One thing I thought was interesting was Dallas' success in the cold. Maybe we should start considering them a cold weather powerhouse? Green Bay actually destroys Chicago when it comes to cold weather performances.
Lets change up the criteria to 2010 and on, just to take a look at where the Bears rank in recent history. Here's the results: http://pfref.com/tiny/mYCn9
View attachment 1984
Holy poop - the Bears are actually trending down in cold weather games.
I guess we can put this fallacy to bed once and for all, the Bears are in fact NOT a "cold weather team".
Maybe time to build a roof? Thoughts?
You must not read CCS, not that I blame you.
That shouldn’t be hard considering y’all have only been good like 6 times in 40 plus years.Because we have had long stretches of being a talentless pack of bums.
I would like to see the stats when the talent matches up to the competition and what the outcomes are
Not since we got our ass kicked in that playoff game.I really haven't heard Bears fans seriously discuss "Bear Weather" since, like....1990.
This is rich, coming from the guy that moved out of Chi cus he couldn't handle the cold. Moved all the way to pussyville USA, ABQ, so he could gargle meth bombs and look at gas stations.
Be gone thot
Spot on OP. I have always heard da bears “bear down” in cold weather. Finally, see some real stats and not the hyperbole that is spewed by da bears meatballs
To me, 40 is not considered a "cold weather game". I know that number has been used before. I remember at one point the Bucs had never won a game under 40 degrees.
However, I consider a "cold weather game" to be cold enough that it forces teams to change their strategy to be effective. Same could be said for extreme snow and or wind games. I still think almost all teams can perform their strategy effectively in 40 degrees.
Not saying the Bears ARE a cold weather team, however, could you rerun that at say 10 degrees and let's see the results. I want to know how well teams play in bitterly cold games.
Packers, chiefs, bengals or browns?Fun fact: there's only 4 teams that have played 6 or more games in 10 degree or below weather since 1970. Anyone wanna take a guess which 4? We already know Bears are 1.
Close.Packers, chiefs, bengals or browns?
I know they have played the packers a few times in that span and the packers have had to of played a few up in lambeau. I’m gonna say Packers, Vikings when they played in the met and Cleveland.Close.
Here's a hint, Bears are 2nd on the list with 13 games.